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Normalized diagrams for micromechanical estimates of the elastic response of composite materials

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Normalized diagrams for the evaluation of the Young’s and shear moduli of elastic two-phase materials are presented. The diagrams allow the prediction of the overall elastic moduli of composites, considering the elastic properties, the volume fractions, and the microtopology of the constituents. Matrix-inclusion topologies with reinforcement by particles, fibers, and platelets, as well as interpenetrating morphologies and porous materials, can be analyzed. The diagrams are predicated upon well-known micromechanical models, such as the Hashin-Shtrikman (H-S) bounds, Mori-Tanaka methods, and classical self-consistent schemes (SCSs) that reflect the interaction of the constituents in inhomogeneous materials. Comparisons between predictions from the models and experimental results from the literature are performed to support the applicability of the approaches.

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    H. E. Pettermann (Senior Scientist) & H. J. Böhm (Associate Professor)

  2. the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Alcala (Associate Professor)

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Pettermann, H.E., Böhm, H.J. & Alcala, J. Normalized diagrams for micromechanical estimates of the elastic response of composite materials. Metall Mater Trans A 33, 3187–3199 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-002-0304-1

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